Questions About Measusuring CPU temperature

[albertoo]

when measuring the temperature of your CPU do you look for the temperature of your cpu itself? or the avrage temperature of the cores?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Use this ^

 

[albertoo]

will that measure the temperatures of the cores?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes it should!

 

[Tradesman1]

Can also try the utility program CoreTemp (free)

 

[albertoo]

I'm not asking for programs to measure the temperature i want to know how to use the information, here's the thing; i'm allready using a software program like this and it showing alot of temperatures, And it generaly looks something like this;
CPU: 42C
Core 1: 66C
Core 2: 65C
Core 3: 65C
And i'm wondering which of these i should look at.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Also try core temp like Tradesman1 suggested , and see how they compare.

 

[albertoo]

I don't want more software programs i want to know what numbers i should look at

 

[Tradesman1]

The temps of the cores, CoreTemp provides that info

 

[sarwar_r87]

I'm not asking for programs to measure the temperature i want to know how to use the information, here's the thing; i'm allready using a software program like this and it showing alot of temperatures, And it generaly looks something like this;
CPU: 42C
Core 1: 66C
Core 2: 65C
Core 3: 65C
And i'm wondering which of these i should look at.

well it depends. looking at the temp numbers is the most usual process
and something is fishy, your CPU 0 is 42*C (is that CPU 0 or average? i think its 0 coz u should have 4 cores unless you are on PII X3) . i suggest you use a different software to double check. also feel the exhaust air and the backplate to judge if its actually feels that hot.

assuming the higher number is the correct temp:
if its idle temp, then it is on the high side.
if its load temp, than its fine.
if you placed your laptop on a pillow (im sure you didnot), than its fine too

if its a old laptop and idle temp, i would suggest opening the back plate and heat sinks to clean. you can find tutorial in youtube. you need screwdriver and thermal paste.